"cappe" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkap(ə)/ Forms: cappes [plural], cappen [plural], cap [alternative], cape [alternative], keppe [alternative], cep [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English cæppe, from Proto-West Germanic *kappā, from Late Latin cappa. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cæppe}} Old English cæppe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kappā}} Proto-West Germanic *kappā, {{der|enm|LL.|cappa}} Late Latin cappa Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cappe, {{enm-noun|cappes|pl2=cappen}} cappe (plural cappes or cappen)
  1. cap; hat (covering for the head, especially a tight-fitting undercover):
    A piece of clerical headgear or headwear, especially a coif.
    Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-noun-zxJBTUwo Disambiguation of Headwear: 51 21 1 20 4 3 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 12 12 2 29 9 3
  2. cap; hat (covering for the head, especially a tight-fitting undercover):
    (rare) A chainmail layer underneath a helm.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-noun-~5z4wlEY Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 12 12 2 29 9 3
  3. (medicine, rare) A bandage or other covering to protect a wound. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Medicine, Medical equipment
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-noun-pAI84FLQ Disambiguation of Medical equipment: 11 11 39 27 6 6 Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. A ring reinforcing the tip of a flail, morningstar, or similar weapon.
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-noun-WcySHDHj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 13 14 6 30 10 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 12 12 2 29 9 3
  5. (rare) A covering or lid over a container. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-noun-FAtj5zKx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cappen, capper, cappynge, capston
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From cappe (noun). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} cappe
  1. Alternative form of cappen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cappen
    Sense id: en-cappe-enm-verb-9PDPnDrV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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